The Ontario Superior Court has issued an interim injunction against the University Health Network’s (UHN) attempts to terminate a group of unvaccinated employees. “The harm raised by the applicants is potentially serious and cannot be undone,” wrote Ontario Superior Court Justice Sean Dunphy, in a decision issued Friday.
One lawyer who has clients planning to add their names to the list of plaintiffs says there may be broader implications. “While the Court has only issued an interim injunction based on the specific facts of this case, it will give pause to other employers throughout Ontario which have adopted policies to terminate employees who are not vaccinated,” writes Ryan O’Connor, a partner at Zayouna Law Firm, in an email to the Sun . “It may also cause employers to pay greater attention to requests for accommodations or exemptions under workplace vaccination policies.”